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Nigerian tackler Wilfred Ndidi says Leicester City must look past last week’s 2-0 home loss to Premier League contender Arsenal as they seek to build on good elements of the encounter. Just his second game back since recovering from injury, the defensive midfielder says in spite of the loss, he feels great…

New signings Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford combined twice as Aston Villa came from behind to beat Chelsea, grabbing a valuable three points in their push for European qualification. An excellent piece of play out wide from Pedro Neto fashioned a ninth-minute opener for Chelsea, with the winger skipping past Ian Maatsen before drilling…

Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman has hit back at manager, Gian Piero Gasperini, saying that his comments after the club’s Champions League exit on Tuesday were “deeply disrespectful.” The Nigerian was a half-time substitute in Atalanta’s Champions League play-off second leg with Club Brugge following his return from injury. The winger was…

Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini has strongly criticised Ademola Lookman’s penalty-taking abilities following the team’s 3-1 defeat to Club Brugge in the Champions League knockout round play-offs. The Nigerian forward, who had earlier scored Atalanta’s only goal in the match, missed a crucial penalty that could have given his side…

Brighton defeated hapless Chelsea 3-0 as Japan forward Kaoru Mitoma produced a contender for Premier League goal of the season and Yankuba Minteh bagged a brace on Friday. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea side delivered one of their worst performances of the season in their second defeat in the space of seven…

Seven-time champions Nigeria will battle with Egypt, South Africa and Morocco in Group B of the 2025 U-20 AFCON, scheduled for Ivory Coast between April 26 and May 18. The draw for the tournament was made at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday. It’s the second consecutive time…

Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinals while Real Madrid will be pitted against Real Sociedad. It is the first time since 2014 that Spain’s three big teams have reached the final four, and Real Sociedad was also there on that occasion. Wednesday’s draw selected record…

James Tarkowski struck in the 98th minute to salvage a 2-2 draw for Everton against Liverpool in a dramatic final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday. Liverpool edge seven points clear at the top of the Premier League but were denied a vital win by Tarkowski’s blistering strike after…

The Champions League last 16 playoff first-leg clash at the Etihad on Tuesday evening saw Erling Haaland score twice to put City in the driver’s seat. However, Real Madrid mounted an impressive comeback, with goals from Kylian Mbappe, Brahim Diaz, and Jude Bellingham turning the match in their favour. With City…

NEWCASTLE, England, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Arsenal lacked their usual composure, according to manager Mikel Arteta, as his side bowed out of the League Cup semi-final with a 4-0 aggregate defeat by Newcastle United on Wednesday. Arteta said his team arrived with high expectations that they could overcome a 2-0…